Friday, April 21, 2017

Dave Regan: "I want a higher salary than the presidents of the Steelworkers and UAW"

SEIU-UHW's Dave Regan

Should SEIU-UHW President Dave Regan earn more than the international presidents of the United Auto Workers at the United Steel Workers?

Doesn’t make
sense, right?

After all, Leo Gerard (USW) and Dennis Williams (UAW) lead
international unions with four to six times as many members as Regan’s local
union in California. In 2016, the UAW had 415,963 members while the USW had
548,033.

Nonetheless,
that didn’t stop “Wall Street” Dave Regan from pocketing a higher salary in 2016,
according to the unions’ DOL Forms LM-2.

In fact, SEIU-UHW’s
second-highest paid official, Dave
Kieffer, also earned more than the USW’s Gerard and the UAW’s Williams.

Here’s a
rundown of their pay, according to Forms LM-2:

Dave Regan, SEIU-UHW President: $224,706

Dave Kieffer, SEIU-UHW Director of
Governmental Relations: $210,909

Leo Gerard, International President of United
Steelworkers: $207,289

Dennis Williams, International
President of United Auto Workers: $184,159

SEIU-UHW's David Kieffer

A quick
glance through SEIU-UHW’s recently filed disclosure report reveals that ten
SEIU-UHW officials pocketed more than $150,000 during 2016. The list is below.

And take a
look at their job descriptions.

Is it
really necessary for one local union to have a Director of Governmental
Relations, a Director of Public Affairs, a Director of Healthcare Policy and
Advocacy, and a Political Director -- all earning more than $150K a year?

Dave Regan,
President: $224,706

Dave
Kieffer, Director of Governmental Relations:
$210,909

Kathy Ochoa,
Director of Healthcare Policy and Advocacy: $179,572

Stan Lyles,
Vice President: $176,230

Steve Trossman,
Director of Public Affairs: $170,494

David
Miller, Assistant to the President for Strategic Campaigns: $168,974

Myriam
Escamilla, Hospital Division Director: $162,415

Greg
Pullman, Chief of Staff: $153,980

Chokri
Bensaid, Kaiser Division Director: $152,860

Cass
Gualvez, Organizing Director: $152,521

Arianna
Jimenez, Political Director: $152,227

Glad there are unions like NUHW, whose constitution speaks volumes about the union's democratic values by prohibiting the union's president from earning more than the highest-paid rank-and-file member.

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